Emotion regulation isn’t just about coping skills. Research shows culture, avoidance, and bodily awareness shape how we ...

When working with teens and discussing emotions, I often give an analogy of sand in a jar. In this analogy, the sand ...

Contrary to popular belief, suppressing emotions often intensifies them, a phenomenon known as the paradox of emotional suppression. Research shows that attempts to control feelings can lead to ...

Here’s why your heightened emotional sensitivity is not a weakness, no matter what our modern emotionally flattened culture tells you.

The AI field has made remarkable progress with incomplete data. Leading generative models like Claude, Gemini, GPT-4, and Llama can understand text but not emotion. These models can’t process your ...

Some people never want to hear anyone else's bad news, and those who feel that way usual share certain habits as well.

Previous posts in this series have considered emotional education and emotional competence, how they are based upon emotional communication during development, and how miscommunication can undermine a ...

People often say that your feelings are “written all over your face.” That’s because our facial expressions are a main way we communicate emotions, whether that means smiling and crinkling our eyes ...

Adults with autism are only slightly less accurate at reading people's facial emotions compared to their non-autistic peers, according to new research. Recent studies show we may need to revise widely ...

Ironically, the people who are most ‘chill’ to be around might be paying a heavy psychological cost for that breeziness.